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149. The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind

The young Thunder caught the Cavaliers off guard in the third quarter. They made a big move and reversed the rhythm of the first half. They overtook the score in just three minutes after the third quarter!

The advantage of the Cavaliers defending hard in the first half was fleeting in the second half, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Just like in the first half, no one would have expected the Cavaliers to become the leader of the court and Westbrook would be injured.

Things are impermanent. But just like the passive situation faced by the Thunder in the first half, although the Cavaliers fell into adversity in an instant, they were far from desperate.

Head coach Byron Scott quickly requested a timeout. The game has entered the third quarter. Although this slight behind is not fatal, if there is no more containment, a minor illness may become a disaster!

After all, the game has entered the third quarter, and this is already the second half of the competition. As the game time gradually approaches, the fault tolerance rate of the game will naturally become smaller and smaller. Therefore, Byron Stroke dare not underestimate them for the Thunder Youth Army that has shown morale.

So, to be cautious, Scott still asked for a timeout. He called the players to his side and told them to keep calm when they started, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a wonderful defensive counterattack!

This is always the core of the Cavaliers' tactical skills. The players are naturally very familiar with this.

After the timeout, both sides returned to the court. The 1-minute timeout gave the Cavaliers players who were chasing and breathless by the young people from the Thunder. There was a chance to breathe. When they walked back onto the court, the previous downs and outs were gone, but everyone still had a serious expression. Obviously, the behind score still made them a little nervous.

On the other hand, the Thunder players who were reappearing, amid the cheers of Ford Center fans, were as arrogant as if they wanted to make a final decision in the next game and completely win the game.

The Cavaliers, who get a chance to breathe after the timeout, naturally will not give the young Oklahomas the chance to defeat them in one fell swoop. Byron Scott's team has always advocated balance of offense and defense, and he is also a coach who is good at teaching defensive counterattacks. The Nets and Hornets used to be the same, and he has led these two teams to a very high level. However, now the Cavaliers cannot reach the level of these two teams because the team lacks a talented or experienced point guard.

Morris Williams, no matter where he is placed, he cannot bury his wild desire for offense. Fortunately, after the timeout, Williams regained his shooting accuracy, and he was able to make a jump shot from mid-range in several high pick-and-rolls with Wu Dawei.

In fact, Williams is indeed a good offensive player. He has proved this to himself on the Bucks and last season. However, this season, he suddenly lost the big tree of LeBron James. Williams was a little like a confused person who had lost the place to enjoy the cool air. He didn't know where to go. But as the season deepened and he played one game after another with his teammates, Williams was gradually regaining his form.

Just like now, the game started again, but the process did not go as expected by the Oklahoman. Williams made a jump shot at mid-range on the offensive end with Wu Dawei's pick-and-roll.

Although the Thunder are still invincible on offense, the Cavaliers are not left far behind by them!

66:67, just one point lead, obviously, this is not safe.

Williams' three consecutive shots tied the score for the Cavaliers, and on the Thunder, James Harden was the one who performed well in the third quarter. This fat defender was able to squeeze out Williams' much thinner body with his body and then attack the inside.

And his soft touch ensures his hit rate after jumping up.

This time, he wanted to do the same. When Williams hit shots one after another on the offensive end, Harden would naturally have some ideas. Although Durant is the core of the Thunder's offensive team, Harden is also an indispensable player for the Thunder on the offensive end.

His super singles ability has established his position in this team.

Harden held the ball at a high position, and the defense was Williams, who had scored 6 points in a row. Kevin Durant stood outside the 45-degree three-point line on his right hand, but Durant was not in a hurry to ask Harden for the ball. So Harden launched the offensive directly!

Williams scored 6 points in a row after the timeout, and Harden also scored continuously in the third quarter. One of the characteristics of young people is to give some sunshine and shine! Harden is at this time with sufficient confidence!

A front-end exchange of hand dribbling balls, Harden's dribbling rate was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he shook Williams behind him. He rushed towards the inside alone. Harden was very fast, and in almost the blink of an eye, Williams was left behind.

But Valejo's repair defense came in time and was in place. The scene of him rushing towards Harden with his arms spreading, which made this little defender less than 2 meters tall dare not be too presumptuous in the paint area. He chose to pass the ball.

In the inside, the basketball was handed over to Sergi Ibaka. After getting the ball, Ibaka bent his legs slightly and then jumped up. Seeing that he was about to have a wonderful basket with his hands in the inside, Wu Dawei suddenly slapped his big palm and flew over from the wing!

This was a too timely repair defense, and the Cavaliers also showed their wonderful rotation in this defense. The moment Wu Dawei rushed into the inside, Williams, who was thrown away by Harden, no longer rushed inside, but ran to see Kevin Durant's defense.

Flying in the air, Ibaka had no time to dodge when facing Wu Dawei's figure. So he yelled, hoping to scare Wu Dawei's courage with his screams, and in the end, he was given a big hat that hit the head!

With a bang, Wu Dawei got his third block in this game. At the same time, the ball rights returned to the Cavaliers after the two men landed.

This is an opportunity! The opportunity to narrow the gap again.

So, the Cavaliers immediately launched a fast attack. After Wu Dawei got the basketball he covered, he drove forward two steps and saw Williams running in front asking for the ball at him. Wu Dawei threw the ball towards the frontcourt, and at the same time, he also ran forward.

Bonnie Raflin, sitting in the audience, was still shocked by Wu Dawei's previous block of Ibaka, and the situation on the court had changed suddenly.

Williams got the ball and quickly got off. He rushed into the penalty area, then jumped up and picked up the basket. The moment the basketball was picked up from his hand, the substitutes on the Cavaliers' players' bench stood up and shouted for the upcoming overturn.

But the next second, it was the turn of Ford Center's 20,000 Oklahoma fans!

The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind. Kevin Durant jumps up after Williams jumps up, and then he chases the ball and nails the basketball to the rebound!

But just like this unexpected nail-down hat, Oklahoma fans didn't have time to shout a few more times, just like the Cavaliers players who were eager to cheer before, the shouting came to an abrupt end!

The rebounding basketball was just over Kevin Durant's head, who had just finished covering the hat and was still stuck in the air. Then, he was held hard by a pair of yellow hands!

“Get in!”

Then, the sudden fury sounded, and the genius small forward knew that something was wrong!

Sure enough, less than a second after the shout, Durant's back immediately heard a huge collision, which completely lost his balance in the air, and fell down with a face that was powerless to turn the sky!

When Durant was thrown to the ground, the basketball was also slashed into the basket by Wu Dawei with his might!

The incident happened too suddenly, and all the fans at the scene became quiet in an instant. Whether it was the fans, players or coaches, everyone stared at the violent scene in front of them in a daze. After about a second, everyone reacted.

Suddenly, continuous lamentations resounded throughout the Ford Center! But in a corner of the stadium, there were shocking cheers! The people on the Cavaliers' players' table looked so ecstatic at this time, in the eyes of the Oklahomans, it was so dazzling.

PS: Sorry, I had something to do in the factory in the morning and I couldn’t write. So, this is the only update today. I’m really sorry~
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